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March 29, 2007 - Clinton Bounces Back In Pennsylvania,
Quinnipiac University Poll Finds;
Voters Show Little Interest In Moving Up Primary

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
among Pennsylvania Democrats and narrowed the gap with former New York City Mayor
Rudolph Giuliani in the 2008 presidential race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll
released today.

Sen. Clinton gets 36 percent of Democratic primary voters, with 17 percent for Sen.
Obama, 13 percent for former Vice President Al Gore, 9 percent for John Edwards and 4
percent for Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden. This compares to a 29 - 1 8 percent Clinton lead
over Obama in a March 7 independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University poll.

In general election matchups, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani still
tops all Democrats, 46 - 42 percent over Clinton, 46 - 39 percent over Obama and 48 - 39
percent over Edwards. Giuliani led Clinton 51 - 40 percent March 7.

Giuliani leads the Republican field with 33 percent, with 18 percent for Arizona
Sen. John McCain, 7 percent for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 6 percent for
actor Fred Thompson and 5 percent for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

"Although she still trails former Mayor Rudy Giuliani in Pennsylvania, Sen.
Hillary Clinton seems to have strengthened her position somewhat, now leading Sen. John
McCain by a point and maintaining a more than 2 - 1 lead over Sen. Barack Obama in a
Democratic primary," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac
University Polling Institute.

"Giuliani has widened his lead among Pennsylvania Republicans. Even though he
is largely unknown in Pennsylvania, former Sen. Fred Thompson in his poll premier, gets
6 percent, presumably largely from his loyal fans from Law & Order," Richards added.

In other possible Pennsylvania presidential matchups:

Clinton gets 44 percent for 43 percent for McCain;

Clinton tops Romney 49 - 35 percent;

McCain ties Obama 42 - 42 percent;

McCain gets 42 percent to Edwards 41 percent

Obama beats Romney 48 - 29 percent;

Edwards beats Romney 50 - 28 percent.

By a 42 - 28 percent margin, with 30 percent undecided, Pennsylvania voters favor
moving the state's presidential primary to February 5. But only 36 percent of voters say
the earlier date would make them more likely to vote in the primary.

43 - 16 percent for Obama, up from 39 - 15 percent, with 40 percent who haven't
heard enough to form an opinion;

44 - 25 percent for Edwards, compared to 43 - 27 percent;

80 percent haven't heard enough about Thompson to form an opinion;

For Romney, 68 percent haven't heard enough to form an opinion.

In an open-ended question, allowing for any answer, 36 percent of voters say the
war in Iraq is the issue they would most like the presidential candidates to discuss,
followed by healthcare with 12 percent and the economy with 6 percent.

From March 19 - 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,187 Pennsylvania voters
with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. The survey includes 528 Republicans,
with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points, and 506 Democrats, with a margin of
error of +/- 4.4 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts
public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida,
Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research.

For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

1. (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were
being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Wesley Clark, Hillary
Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote?

TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were
being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Wesley Clark, Hillary
Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote? na = not asked